18/53 Now in a letter of Stevenson's to Mr.Baxter, of October 1892, I find him asking for materials in terms which seem to indicate that he knew this quite well:--"I wish Pitcairn's 'Criminal Trials,' _quam primum_. Also an absolutely correct text of the Scots judiciary oath. Also, in case Pitcairn does not come down late enough, I wish as full a report as possible of a Scots murder trial between 1790-1820. Understand the _fullest possible_. Is there any book which would guide me to the following facts? |